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Comment now: $43 million for walking, biking and moving freight

Comment now: $43 million for walking, biking and moving freight

Sept. 6, 2019 2:50 p.m.

Now through Oct. 7, tell leaders what could help your community get around.

From safer sidewalks and bikeways to keeping our economy moving, an estimated $43 million can help with transportation projects all over greater Portland. Cities and counties from around the region have submitted applications to compete for this limited supply of federal funding.

Your comments will help decide how those funds are spent. Based on comments from you and other residents, technical analysis and advice from local leaders around the region, the Metro Council will make a final funding decision In January 2020. Funds will be available for construction beginning in 2022.

About these funds

Almost everyone can point to an improvement they'd like to see on a roadway or street, a trail connection or sidewalk gap they'd like to see filled.

Every few years, Metro has an opportunity to help make those projects happen with something called "regional flexible funds" – money from the federal government that can be used for a wide range of transportation projects.

It isn't enough money to build every community's priority, but it can help with crucial gaps and long-awaited fixes.

Whether your roots in the region run generations deep or you moved to Oregon last week, you have your own reasons for loving this place – and Metro wants to keep it that way. Help shape the future of the greater Portland region and discover tools, services and places that make life better today.